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27.1 GENERAL.
The Department of Parking and Transportation oversees the operation, maintenance and construction of all parking facilities on the main campus; and manages permit assignments and parking enforcement. Printed maps and parking regulations are available at the Parking Services Offices.
The Department of Parking and Transportation oversees the operation, maintenance, and construction of all parking facilities on the main campus. Parking and Transportation operates three main Parking units: Parking Services, Parking Facilities Operations, and Commuter Programs.
b. Parking Facilities Operations, located in Hospital Parking Ramp II, is responsible for cashiering public facilities, maintaining all parking structures, lots, equipment, snow removal, large special events, and maintaining parking meters and sign production.
c. Commuter Programs, located in Hospital Ramp II, administers the employee van pool system, employee and student bus pass programs, TRIP, the Rideshare Incentive Program, car pooling, and the Emergency Ride Home Program.
Appropriate decals permits are mailed to each individual whose application is approved. Faculty and staff are expected to be familiar with and to abide by the parking regulations. Questions concerning parking should be directed to the Department of Parking and Transportation Parking Services Division located at the IMU Ramp.
For faculty/staff parking assignment policy, see V-27.6 below.
27.3 PARKING VIOLATIONS.
The Department of Parking and Transportation is responsible for the enforcement of parking regulations on campus. The department also originates the billing for parking violations and coordinates appeal procedures through the Faculty/Staff Appeals Committee and the Student Traffic Court. All violation appeals are directed to the Parking Services Office, which distributes them to the appropriate appeal board.
27.4 CONFERENCE AND SPECIAL EVENT PARKING.
Upon request, the Department of Parking and Transportation will, where possible, make special parking arrangements for conferences, institutes, short courses, and athletic or other special events which have not been arranged through the Center for Conferences. A fee may be charged to cover costs. It is recommended that the charge for parking be included in any registration or attendance fee. To secure the necessary parking permits and space, a requisition stating the number of permits needed and the dates should be sent to the Parking Services Office. Parking for conferences and special events arranged through the Center for Conferences is handled through that office.
27.5 PARKING FOR CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS.
Unless otherwise specified by contract, contractors doing work within the University campus are not allowed to use University student, faculty, and staff parking facilities. Space for parking, other than that which a contractor can utilize within the site of the construction work, must be arranged for in advance. Permits for laborers on the campus will be issued after the payment of parking fees commensurate with those charged to University staff. Consultants not on the University payroll but doing work for University departments may be issued parking permits on a space-available basis upon payment of fees commensurate with those charged University staff.
27.6 PARKING ASSIGNMENT POLICY.
The policies governing faculty/staff parking assignments have been designed to balance a concern for fairness with the functional needs of the University. To ensure fairness, faculty/staff parking facilities have first been allocated among the numerous work sites around campus in an effort to provide reasonable access to most employees.
Permits may be made available in faculty/staff parking facilities to employees who work less than half-time or to currently registered students on a space-available basis.
b. Work address. An employee's eligibility for a specific parking facility is dependent upon his or her work address. Each University work address has a range of parking site options that includes both reserved and commuter assignments.
c. Waiting lists. Many parking facilities are regularly assigned to capacity so the rate at which new assignments can be made is dependent upon the rate at which current assignments are canceled; someone has to leave in order for a space to become available for a new assignment. Since demand exceeds the capacity of many ramps and lots, Parking and Transportation maintains waiting lists for these facilities. Most new assignments are made from these waiting lists.
Waiting lists for individual parking facilities are organized according to two factors. First, all names on the list are divided into the two categories of either faculty or staff. Second, each of these categories is organized according to the employee's University of Iowa employment start date, with the oldest dates receiving the highest priority.
The faculty classification is very specific and includes only full-time (50 percent or greater) tenured, tenure track, visiting, or clinical faculty with classifications of FT, FS, FV, or FQ and rankings of 1100, 1200, or 1300. The faculty classification also includes the President, vice presidents, deans, associates (FH 16 only), and select University officials and administrators. Other assignments may be made at the discretion of the Director of Parking and Transportation. All other University of Iowa employees are classified as staff regardless of their individual classification. This include merit, professional and scientific, adjunct faculty, house staff, most administrators and others.
Since each list is organized according to University of Iowa employment date, the relative positions of each individual on a list may change over time. Individuals with older employment dates may apply later and move ahead of individuals already on the list. To qualify for an assignment made within a particular month, employees must have their name on the list by the end of the prior month.
d. Assignments. Assignments are made to each facility on an alternating basis from the separate lists of faculty and staff. If there are two assignments to make, one will come from the top of each list. If ten assignments are to be made, then five will come from each list. If the last assignment made to a facility came from the faculty list, then the next assignment will come from the staff list.
The policies governing faculty/staff parking assignments have been designed to balance a concern for fairness with the functional needs of the University. To ensure fairness, faculty/staff parking facilities have first been allocated among the numerous work sites around campus in an effort to provide reasonable access to most employees. In addition to the distribution of facilities, the vast majority of new assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
While most parking lot assignments are offered on the basis of the date of receipt of the application, the University has chosen to support specific campus functions by giving priority to a limited number of employees. In general, this includes some senior University officials, faculty, persons with disabilities, and a few specialized groups such as selected UIHC House Staff.
In practice, many faculty/staff parking facilities are already filled to their limits. New assignments can be made only when space becomes available through the turnover of the current assignees. While the rates of turnover vary considerably from lot to lot, most have waiting lists of individuals who wish to receive a new assignment to them. The position of the applicants name on the list, the rate of turnover within a particular lot, usually determine when an employee will receive an assignment. Most names are placed on a list in the date-order in which they are received. Those individuals receiving priority will be inserted into the list according to the guidelines shown here.
Parking for the disabled is provided in several different ways, but all individuals requesting special consideration must show proof of possession of an Iowa State Handicapped placard. Persons with disabilities who need access to a particular area of campus, but do not need to utilize the specially dimensioned ADA parking spaces will receive one years priority on the waiting list for a facility if they otherwise qualify for it. Those who require access to an ADA space will be placed on waiting lists which are set aside only for handicapped parking spaces.
(2) Second Priority: Individuals in this category will receive one year of priority from the date the Parking Office receives their request to be placed on a waiting list. In example, if an individual's request is received today, the individual's name will be inserted into the list as if they had applied on this date last year. Includes: Faculty classifications FT, FS, FU, and FV for grades 1100, 1200, and 1300; associate and assistant vice presidents and other key administrative staff as approved by the Director of Parking and Transportation.
(3) Third Priority: Individuals in this category will receive 6 months of priority in parking assignments. Includes: faculty classifications with rank codes F-1100 through F-1700 which are not included in the second priority, selected UIHC House Staff, and others as approved by the Director of Parking and Transportation.
(4) All other staff will be placed on the list as of the date of their request.
(5) Students: If space is available in a faculty/staff lot, and the waiting list is clear, students may receive assignments to it on an annual basis.